Safety drug handling device
AssigneeTeva Medical Ltd.
InventorsMenachem Kraus, Eli Shemesh
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Abstract
A drug mixing system including at least one receptacle port adaptor adapted to be inserted into a port of a fluid receptacle, at least one syringe adaptor adapted to be attached to a syringe and to the at least one receptacle port adaptor and at least one vial adaptor adapted for connection to a vial containing a drug and adapted for connection to the at least one syringe adaptor, the system being characterized in that at least one of the receptacle port adaptor, the at least one syringe adaptor and the at least one vial adaptor being vented to the atmosphere in a manner which prevents release to the atmosphere of possibly harmful contents of the vial in a liquid, solid or gaseous form.
Claims6
A syringe adaptor adapted for connection to a syringe and adapted for connection to at least one other element of a drug handling system, said syringe adaptor comprising:
- a septa housing having a forward portion, which includes a seat for a forward septum, a rearward portion which includes a seat for a rearward septum and an intermediate portion;
- at least one septum enclosed in said septa housing and seated in at least one of said seat of said forward portion and said seat of said rearward portion;
- a generally cylindrical main body portion surrounding said septa housing;
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- a hollow needle, sealingly mounted in said main body portion and including a tip located in said septa housing when said syringe adaptor is not connected to said at least one other element of said drug handling system,
- said septa housing being movable relative to said main body portion, and thereby relative to said hollow needle, to expose said tip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.